New features in v1.9/1.10

System, performance and compatibility:

• Improved performance (from v1.10) with:
  • Panorama stitching
  • Defringing and increased maximum radius
  • Multiple placed Info page samplers
  • Adjustment layers when hardware acceleration is disabled
  • Heavily layered documents (faster rendering during panning and text reflow)
  • Placed images
  • Embedded documents
  • Low-memory situations
  • Converting documents between ICC profiles / pixel formats
  • Documents which contain flattened, opaque layers (usually the result of merge visible)
• Benchmark testing

Raw development:

• SerifLabs RAW engine support
• Lens Correction improvements for Canon, Tamron and Sigma lenses (from v1.10)
• ACM lens profile support (from v1.10)
• Apple ProRAW DNG support (iPhone12 Pro)
• Raw CR3 support (for Canon EOS 850D) (from v1.10)
• Improved Serif Labs RAW engine (from v1.10)

Colour:

• Global colours
• Spot colours
• Overprinting

Solid photo-editing power:

• Channels:
  • Isolate and edit spare channels as layers
  • Duplicate spare channel for backup
• HDR:
  • Noise reduction for HDR merging
  • Curves adjustment for Tone Mapping Persona
• Layers:
  • Precise node control in Curves adjustment
  • Use global colours in Gradient Map adjustments
  • Shareable LUTs
  • Non-destructive Live Liquify filter layers
  • More filters work on masks, adjustments and spare channels
  • Linking layers
  • Pattern layers
  • Blend modes work on 'alpha only' layers (masks, adjustments, live filters)
  • Divide blend mode
  • Per-layer hierarchical antialiasing
• Selection tools:
  • Elliptical Marquee Tool draws from centre
• Painting:
  • Create image brushes from any pixel selection
  • Create intensity brushes from any mask's pixel selection
  • Sort brushes by date in Brushes Studio (from v1.9.2)
• Retouching:
  • Choice of blur methods for Frequency separation (from v1.10)

Supporting vector design tools and concepts:

• Text on a path

Powerful layer management:

• Gradient Map adjustments use hardware acceleration (from v1.10)
• Blend ranges use GPU acceleration (from v1.10)

Supporting vector design tools and concepts:

• Improved IME text editing for JA and ZH-HANS languages (from v1.10)
• Added support for emojis (from v1.10)

Design Aids

• Snap to pixel selection bounds

Interoperability/peripherals:

• In-app registration
• Content sync of Affinity Store purchases
• Mouse, trackpad and Magic Keyboard support
• External screen support

Document control, Import, Export and Printing

• PDF import/export improvements (from v1.10)
• JPEG-XR 101010 import
• Export Preview which updates to changed settings